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[quote=Anonymous]18:35 from yesterday again with a few more thoughts.

Of the centers, I'm only familiar with Kumon. I think it has its place, but for kids who need repetition in order to gain automaticity. I know many people, including a lot at our school, use it for extension, but, personally, I don't think its great for that purpose. Just getting ahead in the basic skills, but going no deeper, makes school less interesting, not more. Again, just my opinion.

We used Singapore math from kindergarden through second grade level (which we finished midway through second grade). I thought it was a great way to approach the basics. My kid got a lot of number sense before she was taught algorithms, which I really loved. THe mental math component to Singapore is fantastic as well. Basically, my kid could do the problem 343 - 67 in her head before she could do it on paper because she understood what borrowing was before she knew how to write it.

Once Beast Academy came out, however, I was hooked. If you love math (I coach math team for middle school, so it's a passion of mine) and have a kid that enjoys it, it's a great choice. But, you definitely need 20-30 minutes 3 or 4 times a week to really down together and explore the problems. This is not a curriculum kids can do on their own. The topics don't extend forward, they just deepen to an incredible extent. My kid is talented in math, but far from gifted, but, what she was doing with that curriculum, and actually understanding, blew her teachers away.[/quote]

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